Hay-press



(No Model.)

' W, H. BRYANT.

HAY PRESS.

Patented 061:. 12

H \xig Z 5W0 onto 6 iygm jg doors D, which extend nearly to the standards is a hinged upper door, G,which forms the top UNITED S ATES \VILLIAM HOGGS BRYANT,

OF OLARKSVILLE, TEXAS.

HAY-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,476, dated October 12, 1836.

Application filed May 11, 1856. Serial No. 201.858. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM HOGGS BRY- ANT, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Olarksville, in the county of Red River and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay-Presses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in baling-presses; and it consists in the peculiar construct-ion and combination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is avertical longitudinal sectional view ofmyinvention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the crosshead NV and the bar X in rear elevation,- and one side of the guideway for the cross"- head in transverse section.

A represents a horizontal rectangular pressbox, which is supported upon sills B, that are connected together by transverse beams G.

In the sides of the press-box,in that portion thereof in which the bale is formed,are hinged E of the frame of the press-box. One end of the press-box is open, and between the standards Eand the hinged doors D is inserted a board, F, which forms the outer end of the press-box, and which is made of sufficient strength and thickness to withstandthe compressing action of the follower. In the upper side of the press-box, in line with the doors D,

of that portion of the press-box in which the bale is formed, the said door being locked, when closed 011 the press-box, by means of a transverse bar, H, which extends across the upper side of the press-box, and has its ends projecting from the sides thereof. These projecting ends of the bar are engaged by latching-arms I, which are pivoted at their lower ends to-the sills B, and are provided near their upper ends with open slots or recesses i,to receive the ends of the bar.

On the upper side of the inner end =of the press-box is a vertical rectangular frame, K, in the center of which is journaled a vertical shaft, L. To the upper end of the said shaft is attached asuitable sweep-lever, M. A horizontal open slot, N, is made through the center of theshaft L, and in the said slot is pivoted a Vertically-movable arm, 0, one end of which projects outwardly from the shaft. On the upper port-ion of the shaft, above the arm O, is a loose sleeve or drum, P, the lower edge of which is provided with a series of notches, R. Below the said sleeve or drum on the shaft is a similar sleeve or drum, S, the upper edge of which is provided with a series of notches, T. The sills B project beyond the inner end of the press box, andthe said projecting ends of the sills are connected by a transverse beam, U. On the beam U. at a little to one side of the center thereof, is journaled a pulley, V.

On the upper sides of the projectingends of the sills B are formed inwardly extending longitudinal flanges B. which form guideways for a cross-head, W. To the said cross-head is secured a vertical bar, X, to which is attached the horizontal bar Y of the follower Z, which works horizontally in the press-box. In the outer end of the bar Y, in rearof the bar X and in line with the'longitudinal center of the pressframe, is journaled a pulley, a. ,In the upper end of the bar X isjournaled a pulley, b, and in the lower end thereof, below the cross head W, is journaled a'pulley, c, the said pulleys I) andc being in line with the pulley a.

d represents an anti-friction roller, which is journaled transverselyin the rear side of the frameK.

e represents a rope, which is attached to the drum or sleeve S, and passes over the pulleys b, a, and c, and has its opposite extremity attached to one of the heamsO,under the bottom of the press-box. To the upper drum, P, is attached a rope, f, which passes over the friction-roller d, and from thence around the pulley V, and has its inner end attached to the lower end of the bar X.

The operation of my invention is as follows: When a'sufficient quantity of hay or cotton has been placed in the press-box to form a bale,

the arm ordetent O is moved downwardly, so as to engage with one of the notches T in the'drum" S, to lock the said drum to the shaft L and release the drum P from said shaft. The shaft said rope passes over the pulleys that are attached to the moving follower it will beunderstood that the said follower is forced inwardly toward the front end of the press-loox, thereby L is then turned by means of the sweep-lever I and caused to wind up the rope E, and as the IOC) firmly compressing the hay or cotton placed therein. In order to withdraw the follower after the bale has been formed, the arm or detent O is raised. and thereby caused to release the drum S and to lock the drum P to the shaft L. The shaft is again rotated in the same direction as before, and is thus caused to wind up the ropef, and as the said rope passes over the pulley V, which is attached to the frame of the n1aehine,and as theinner end of the said rope is attached to the follower, it will be seen that the follower is withdrawn from the pressbox. lVhile the drum P thus rotated in one direction to withdraw the follower, the drum S, being loose on the shaft, is rotated in the contrary direction by the tension exerted upon it by the rope e as the latter is uneoiled from the said drum. lVhen the bale has been formed in the press-box and the follower withdrawn, the doors 1.) and G are opened, and the board F, forming the end of thepress-box, removed, thus facilitating the operation of ejecting the bale from the press-box.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination, in a balingpress, of the frame having the pulleyV, the follower having the pulleys, and the shaft L,having the loose drums P and S, means for locking either of the said drums tothe said shaft, the rope 0, attached to the drum S and passing over the pulley with which thefolloweris provided, and secured to an immovable object, and the rope f, attached to the drum P, passed over the pulley V and attached to the :tollower, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a billing-press, of the pressbox and the frame having the guides 13, the pulley V, attached to the frame, the follower having the cross-head working in the guides and carrying the pulleys Z) a c, the shaft L, having the loose drums P andS, and detent or arm for locking either of the said drums to the said shaft, the rope c, attach ed to the drum S and passing over the pulleys b, a, and c, and having its inner endiattached to the frame, and the rope f, attached to the drum 1, passing over the pulley V and, having its inner end attached to the follower, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed. my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM HOGGS BRYANT.

W'itnesses:

M. A. S'rRoUP, S. P. ALLIsoN. 

